Trident Maritime Systems, Inc.

Trident Maritime Systems, Inc. is a for-profit manufacturer and provider of maritime equipment, technical services, and ship maintenance support that operates as a prime contractor (38% of recent awards) and subcontractor (62%) to federal maritime agencies, competing on the open market without socioeconomic set-aside designations. The company is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, and maintains subsidiaries including US Joiner LLC and Turnbull LLC, which manufacture specialized maritime joinery and furniture products—a capability signal reflected in awards for fire doors, armory lockers, mess deck chairs, and workbenches acquired by naval shipyards and vessel operators.

Trident Maritime's customer base is heavily concentrated in Navy and Coast Guard maritime operations. The Department of the Navy Military Sealift Command dominates both award volume and dollar value, accounting for 67 awards worth $113.1 million combined potential value. The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) places the highest volume of awards (176) but at lower individual values ($2 million combined potential value), indicating NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing) classifications and component procurement through small-purchase processes. The Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and U.S. Pacific Fleet Forces round out the active customer set. Awards cluster heavily in NAICS 336611 (211 awards), with secondary concentration in HVAC and refrigeration equipment manufacturing (21 awards) and metal window and door manufacturing (6 awards), reflecting Trident's OEM status for ship systems components and joinery.

Trident holds a $99 million multiple-award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract with Military Sealift Command covering engineering, HVAC, and refrigeration supplies and services for the MSC fleet through October 2030, issued April 10, 2025. This vehicle has generated 15 task orders worth $10.7 million. The company also holds a $421,125 single-award IDIQ with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for engineering, analysis, testing, modification, and component maintenance on NOAA research vessels Rueben Lasker and Ferdinand Hassler, running through June 30, 2028. Representative prime work includes a $5.28 million delivery order from MSC (August 2025) for overhaul of port and starboard 5-ton cranes aboard USS Emory S. Land, a $4.83 million delivery order (September 2025) for a 5-ton cargo and sail service crane, and a $623,818 purchase order from MSC (June 2025) for period-of-performance extension on USNS Amelia Earhart. Tactical awards under the MSC IDIQ range from $3,500 minimum-guarantee orders to $137,383 for OEM joiner doors and parts on USNS Cesar Chavez, reflecting component supply and repair services spanning refrigeration systems, HVAC controls, electrical components, and deck equipment.

Trident's subcontract footprint is concentrated under two prime shipbuilders: National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) dominates, with over 100 sub-awards for detail design and construction (DD&C) of T-AO class fleet replenishment vessels, including T-AO 205, T-AO 207, T-AO 208, and T-AO 209, as well as USS America (LHA 6) and USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) docking availability work. These sub-awards span spec material, lost material, non-coded new construction, and MRR (modernization, repair, refurbishment) categories. Textron Systems Corp subcontract work includes long-lead-time material for LCAC (landing craft air cushion) 100-class craft (three awards, December 2025–January 2026) and proposal preparation funding for LCAC increment efforts. Vigor Marine LLC sub-awards address sliding watertight door modifications. Marvin Engineering Co, Inc. provides onsite support for MSV(L) EMD phase work. KBR Wyle Services, LLC sub-work involves Army PEO Combat Support and Combat Services Support research and development—the only non-maritime customer signal in the sub footprint.

Activity has accelerated sharply: 11 awards in 2022 to 99 in 2024 to 105 in 2025, reflecting expansion in task order volume against the MSC IDIQ vehicle and increased NASSCO shipbuilding subcontract engagement. Four awards worth $10.6 million combined potential value reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting modest recompete exposure concentrated on MSC delivery orders for vessel maintenance and component supply. At the award level, Trident competes full-and-open across all work, with no characteristic set-aside posture, and has acquired OEM production rights and authorized distributor status through subsidiaries (US Joiner for maritime joinery, Turnbull for armory lockers) that provide sole-source procurement footing for brand-name replacements and proprietary system upgrades aboard federal vessels.